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Monkey Shines
Description
Athlete Allan (Jason Beghe) becomes quadriplegic after a horrific traffic accident. He has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.
Athlete Allan (Jason Beghe) becomes quadriplegic after a horrific traffic accident. He has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.
Actors:
Michael Naft,
Lia Savini,
Tina Romero,
Alice Shure,
David Early,
Tudi Wiggins,
Boo
Michael Naft
Lia Savini
Tina Romero
Alice Shure
David Early
30 May 1938, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Tudi Wiggins
10 October 1935, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Boo
Director:
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
4 February 1940, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Country:
United States
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March 13, 2010
A brilliant realization of a mind awakening to its animal instincts, expressed in satirical Hitchcockisms
November 25, 2014
One of Romero's best non-zombie flicks, this intelligent, absorbing watch includes early roles for Stanley Tucci and Stephen Root.
June 24, 2006
Romero's is a formidable talent which others can only hope to ape.
June 12, 2008
This intelligent, effective thriller is one of [Romero's] best films.
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August 30, 2004
A film that begins in sentimentality and ends in ludicrous melodrama.
July 11, 2016
a lot of awful performances in the service of a lousy script.
November 26, 2007
A befuddled story about a man constrained from the neck down told by a director confused from the neck up.
November 17, 2014
Features a compelling plot and some stylish individual moments of tension during the thunderous climax, but its energy is sapped and forward momentum severely lacking. One patiently waits for it to take off, and it never fully does.
January 01, 2000
Somewhere within this movie's two hours or so is hidden an absolutely spellbinding 90-minute thriller.
December 31, 2013
By the time the hilarious yet memorable Carrie-esque final shocker rolls around, Monkey Shines has established itself as a passable horror effort...
Chicago Reader
November 26, 2007
One of George Romero's most effective and interesting horror thrillers.
January 01, 2000
There was a time when Romero would have used these elements for pure shock effect, but the horrors in Monkey Shines are more internalized, which make them all the more scary.